Shrewsbury railway station
Shrewsbury railway station serves the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England. Built in 1848, it was designated a grade II listed building in 1969. Many services starting at or passing through the station are bound for Wales, and it is a key hub for its operator, Transport for Wales; services are also provided by West Midlands Railway.Photo: Qoan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “SHR”, “Shrewsbury General”, “Shrewsbury Railway Station”, and “Shrewsbury Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrewsbury Castle and Shrewsbury Library.
Shrewsbury Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It stands on a hill in the neck of the meander of the River Severn on which the town originally developed.
Shrewsbury Library
Library
Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrewsbury Library is housed in a Grade I listed building situated on Castle Gates near Shrewsbury Castle. The site was the home of Shrewsbury School from 1550 until 1882. Shrewsbury Library is situated 570 feet southwest of Shrewsbury railway station.
Darwin Shopping Centre
Shopping center
The Darwin Shopping Centre is the main shopping centre in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, comprising approximately 17 per cent of the town centre's retail offer by leasable area. Darwin Shopping Centre is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Shrewsbury railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frankwell and Mountfields.
Frankwell
Suburb
Photo: ChrisJB, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Frankwell is a district of the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England. It lies adjacent to the River Severn, to the northwest of the town centre, and is one of Shrewsbury's oldest suburbs.
Mountfields
Neighborhood
Mountfields is an area in Shrewsbury, England, just north of the Welsh Bridge.
Coton Hill
Suburb
Coton Hill is a suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The River Severn flows to the west, and Bagley Brook, the original river bed of the Severn, to the east.
Shrewsbury railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.71185° or 52° 42′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.7494° or 2° 44′ 58″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Operator
Transport for Wales RailNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“SHR”Open location code
9C4VP762+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 5071836748OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6953567Wikidata ID
Q1911181
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Shrewsbury railway station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “什魯斯伯里站”
- Dutch: “station Shrewsbury”
- Dutch: “Station Shrewsbury”
- French: “gare de Shrewsbury”
- French: “Shrewsbury”
- Japanese: “シュルースベリー駅”
- Japanese: “シュルーズベリー駅”
- Polish: “Shrewsbury”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Amwythig”
- Welsh: “Yr Amwythig”
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